Re: [PHP]Getting rows in a db...
On Thu, 2 Aug 2001 14:57, Chris Cocuzzo wrote: hey- if I do this: $query = SELECT user FROM table WHERE cat='band'; $result = mysql_query($query,$conn); $rows = mysql_num_rows($result); will I get something back from the $rows variable, or am I using the mysql_num_rows() function incorrectly. What I'm trying to do is get the number of rows returned as a result of that specific sql statement and query. thanks chris That should show the number of rows returned by the query, providing there is a successful result. Try it! -- David Robley Techno-JoaT, Web Maintainer, Mail List Admin, etc CENTRE FOR INJURY STUDIES Flinders University, SOUTH AUSTRALIA Shotgun wedding: a case of wife or death. -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [PHP]Getting rows in a db...
Yes, if your $conn is valid in the first place, and your SQL is valid. I think 'table' is a reserved word, so as-is, it won't work. Add some error-checking code to see what MySQL is saying about your connection and SQL. -- WARNING [EMAIL PROTECTED] address is an endangered species -- Use [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wanna help me out? Like Music? Buy a CD: http://l-i-e.com/artists.htm Volunteer a little time: http://chatmusic.com/volunteer.htm - Original Message - From: Chris Cocuzzo [EMAIL PROTECTED] Newsgroups: php.general To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2001 12:27 AM Subject: [PHP]Getting rows in a db... hey- if I do this: $query = SELECT user FROM table WHERE cat='band'; $result = mysql_query($query,$conn); $rows = mysql_num_rows($result); will I get something back from the $rows variable, or am I using the mysql_num_rows() function incorrectly. What I'm trying to do is get the number of rows returned as a result of that specific sql statement and query. thanks chris -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [PHP]Getting rows in a db...
Bear in mind that you don't want to be doing queries like that generally. Use count(*) to get the number of rows - using mysql_num_rows is slower. eg $query=select count(*) from tablename where cat='band'; $result = mysql_query($query,$conn); etc. -Original Message- From: David Robley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: August 2, 2001 2:13 PM To: Chris Cocuzzo; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [PHP]Getting rows in a db... On Thu, 2 Aug 2001 14:57, Chris Cocuzzo wrote: hey- if I do this: $query = SELECT user FROM table WHERE cat='band'; $result = mysql_query($query,$conn); $rows = mysql_num_rows($result); will I get something back from the $rows variable, or am I using the mysql_num_rows() function incorrectly. What I'm trying to do is get the number of rows returned as a result of that specific sql statement and query. thanks chris That should show the number of rows returned by the query, providing there is a successful result. Try it! -- David Robley Techno-JoaT, Web Maintainer, Mail List Admin, etc CENTRE FOR INJURY STUDIES Flinders University, SOUTH AUSTRALIA Shotgun wedding: a case of wife or death. -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
